(KJV) Romans 2¹

⥃God’s Righteous Judgment ^{[ Psalms 75:1–10 ]}

[1] Therefore² thou art inexcusable, O man³, whosoever⁴ thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that⁵ judgest doest the same things. [2] But we are sure that the judgment⁶ of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. [3] And thinkest⁷ thou this, O man⁸, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt⁹ escape the judgment of God? [4] Or despisest¹⁰ thou the riches¹¹ of his goodness and forbearance¹² and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness¹³ of God leadeth thee to repentance? [5] But after¹⁴ thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest¹⁵ up unto thyself wrath against the day¹⁶ of wrath and revelation¹⁷ of the righteous judgment of God; [6] Who will render to every man according to his deeds:¹⁸ [7] To them who by patient¹⁹ continuance in well doing seek for glory²⁰ and honour and immortality²¹, eternal²² life: [8] But unto them that are contentious²³, and do not²⁴ obey the truth, but obey²⁵ unrighteousness, indignation²⁶ and wrath, [9] Tribulation²⁷ and anguish, upon every soul²⁸ of man that doeth evil, of the Jew²⁹ first, and also of the Gentile³⁰; [10] But glory³¹, honour, and peace³², to every³³ man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile³⁴: [11] For there is no respect of persons with God.³⁵ [12] For³⁶ as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law³⁷ shall be judged by the law; [13] (For not³⁸ the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the³⁹ doers of the law shall be justified⁴⁰. [14] For when the Gentiles, which⁴¹ have not the law, do by⁴² nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law⁴³ unto themselves: [15] Which shew the work of the law written⁴⁴ in their hearts, their conscience⁴⁵ also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while⁴⁶ accusing⁴⁷ or else excusing one another;) [16] In the day when God⁴⁸ shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus⁴⁹ Christ according⁵⁰ to my gospel.

⥃The Jews and the Law

[17] Behold, thou art⁵¹ called a Jew, and restest⁵² in the law, and makest⁵³ thy boast of God, [18] And knowest⁵⁴ [his] will, and approvest the things that are more excellent⁵⁵, being instructed⁵⁶ out of the law; [19] And art confident⁵⁷ that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light⁵⁸ of them which are in darkness, [20] An instructor of the foolish, a teacher⁵⁹ of babes, which hast the form⁶⁰ of knowledge and of the truth in the law. [21] Thou therefore⁶¹ which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal⁶²? [22] Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery⁶³, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege⁶⁴? [23] Thou that makest⁶⁵ thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? [24] For the name⁶⁶ of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written⁶⁷. [25] For circumcision⁶⁸ verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if⁶⁹ thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. [26] Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?⁷⁰ [27] And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil⁷¹ the law, judge⁷² thee, who by the⁷³ letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? [28] For he⁷⁴ is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither⁷⁵ [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: [29] But he [is] a Jew, which⁷⁶ is one inwardly; and circumcision⁷⁷ [is that] of the heart, in the spirit⁷⁸, [and] not in the letter; whose⁷⁹ praise [is] not of men, but of God.